Blue ice, blue fire

Hveragerði has long been one of Iceland's most popular tourist destinations. The reason is geothermal heat: the town is built above a hot-spring field. I walked there in a day off while I was working in nearby Selfoss in February 2016. Ok, the icelanders are very kind people so at one point I got a lift without even asking! The village was embedded in ice and fire. Covered in snow, freezing outside, and warm vapour springing from every hole in the soil. Every house has its own geyser, and hot air was pouring from every manhole in the middle of snow and ice. Nature at its extreme best.

Travellin' Light: photography, Monica Melissano

I'm Monica, 45, from Italy. I live close to Genoa, in an area called Parco Antola, a natural park and reserve rich in wildlife. I have been loving photography since I was a teenager, my uncle is a photographer in Florence now renowned for analogue black and white printings and he taught me all the rules and possibilities very early! I have been working for many years in music, as journalist and promoter. What I actually love more is to travel, Wandering around with my camera gives me a chance to focus, calm down, and see the world with brand new and different eyes. Like I had a third eye probably! I try to find beauty and order where it seems to be none.